# Kimberly Hill

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American volleyball player (born 1989)

For the fictional character, see [Kimberly Hill (Arrowverse)](/source/Kimberly_Hill_(Arrowverse)).

Kimberly Hill Hill in 2016 Personal information Full name Kimberly Hill Nickname Kimmy, Kim Hill Born (1989-11-30) November 30, 1989 (age 36) Portland, Oregon, U.S. Hometown Portland, Oregon, U.S Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Weight 72 kg (159 lb) Spike 320 cm (126 in) Block 310 cm (122 in) College / University Pepperdine University Volleyball information Position Outside hitter Number 15 Career Years Teams 2013–2014 Atom Trefl Sopot 2014–2015 AGIL Volley Novara 2015–2017 Vakıfbank Istanbul 2017–2021 Imoco Volley Conegliano National team 2013–2021 United States Medal record Volleyball Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Championship 2014 Italy Team World Cup 2019 Japan Team 2015 Japan Team World Grand Champions Cup 2013 Japan Team 2017 Japan Team World Grand Prix 2015 Omaha Team 2016 Bangkok Team FIVB Nations League 2018 Nanjing Team 2021 Rimini Team NORCECA Championship 2019 San Juan Team

**Kimberly Hill** (born November 30, 1989) is an American former professional [volleyball](/source/Volleyball) player who played as an outside hitter for the [United States women's national volleyball team](/source/United_States_women's_national_volleyball_team). Hill won gold with the national team at the [2014 World Championship](/source/2014_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_World_Championship) and the [2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Tokyo_Summer_Olympics), and bronze at the [2016 Rio Olympic Games](/source/Volleyball_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_tournament).[1][2]

## Early life

Kimberly Hill was born in [Portland, Oregon](/source/Portland%2C_Oregon) to Bradd and Terri Hill. She has three siblings: Kelsey Hill, Shelby Hill, and Caitlin Volk.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Career

Hill graduated from [Portland Christian High School](/source/Portland_Christian_Junior%2FSenior_High_School) in 2008. She played four years of indoor volleyball (2008–11) for Pepperdine University and two years of beach volleyball (2012–13).[3]

Hill was the first college volleyball player to earn AVCA All-American first team honors in both indoor and beach. She received the accolades in 2011 with the indoor squad, and in 2012 and 2013 on the beach. Hill was also the 2011 West Coast Conference Player of the Year and the WCC's Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She was a member of the inaugural AVCA national champions in the sport of beach volleyball in 2012.[4]

Hill won a gold medal at the [2014 World Championship](/source/2014_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_World_Championship) when the USA national team defeated China 3–1.[5] She was also selected tournament's Most Valuable Player[6] and Second Best Outside Spiker.[7] Hill won the [2016 World Grand Prix](/source/2016_FIVB_Volleyball_World_Grand_Prix#Awards) Best Outside Hitter individual award and the silver medal.[8]

Hill won the [2016–17 CEV Champions League](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_CEV_Women's_Champions_League) gold medal with [VakıfBank Istanbul](/source/Vak%C4%B1fbank_Spor_Kul%C3%BCb%C3%BC) when her team defeated the Italian [Imoco Volley Conegliano](/source/Imoco_Volley) 3–0[9] and she was also awarded Best Outside Spiker.[10] She was selected to play the Italian League All-Star game in 2017.[11]

On June 7, 2021, US National Team head coach [Karch Kiraly](/source/Karch_Kiraly) announced she would be part of the 12-player Olympic roster for the [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics) in Tokyo.[12] Hill saw action as a serving specialist, and won the gold medal with her team. Shortly after the Olympic Games concluded, she officially announced her retirement from the US National Team.[13]

In January 2022, [Long Beach State athletics](/source/Long_Beach_State_athletics) announced that Hill joined the [Women's volleyball](/source/Long_Beach_State_athletics#Women's_volleyball) coaching staff.[14]

## Clubs

- [Pepperdine Waves](/source/Pepperdine_Waves) (2008–2012)

- [Atom Trefl Sopot](/source/Atom_Trefl_Sopot) (2013–2014)

- [AGIL Volley](/source/AGIL_Volley) (2014–2015)

- [Vakıfbank Istanbul](/source/Vak%C4%B1fbank_Spor_Kul%C3%BCb%C3%BC) (2015–2017)

- [Imoco Volley Conegliano](/source/Imoco_Volley) (2017–2021)

## Awards

### Individual

- *[2014 FIVB World Championship "Most valuable player"](/source/2014_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_World_Championship#Awards)*

- *[2014 FIVB World Championship "Best outside spiker"](/source/2014_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_World_Championship#Awards)*

- *[2015–16 CEV Women's Champions League "Best outside spiker"](/source/2015-16_CEV_Women's_Champions_League#Awards)*

- *2015–16 Turkish Women's Volleyball League "Most valuable player"*

- *[2016 World Grand Prix "Best outside spiker"](/source/2016_FIVB_Volleyball_World_Grand_Prix#Awards)*

- *[2016–17 CEV Champions League "Best outside spiker"](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_CEV_Women's_Champions_League)*

- *[2017–18 CEV Champions League "Best outside spiker"](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_CEV_Women's_Champions_League)*

- [2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship](/source/2019_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_Club_World_Championship) "Best outside spiker"

### Clubs

- 2014–15 Coppa Italia - Champion, with AGIL Volley Novara

- [2015–16 CEV Champions League](/source/2015-16_CEV_Women's_Champions_League) - Runner-Up, with [Vakıfbank Istanbul](/source/Vak%C4%B1fbank_Spor_Kul%C3%BCb%C3%BC)

- [2015–16 Turkish Women's Volleyball League](/source/2015-16_Turkish_Women's_Volleyball_League) - Champion, with [Vakıfbank Istanbul](/source/Vak%C4%B1fbank_Spor_Kul%C3%BCb%C3%BC)

- [2016 Club World Championship](/source/2016_FIVB_Women's_Club_World_Championship) - Bronze medal, with [Vakıfbank Istanbul](/source/Vak%C4%B1fbank_Spor_Kul%C3%BCb%C3%BC)

- [2016–17 CEV Champions League](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_CEV_Women's_Champions_League) - Champion, with [VakıfBank Istanbul](/source/Vak%C4%B1fbank_Spor_Kul%C3%BCb%C3%BC)

- [2017 Club World Championship](/source/2017_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_Club_World_Championship) - Champion, with [VakıfBank Istanbul](/source/Vak%C4%B1fbank_Spor_Kul%C3%BCb%C3%BC)

- [2017–18 Italian League](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_Italian_Women's_Volleyball_League) - Champion, with [Imoco Volley Conegliano](/source/Imoco_Volley_Conegliano)

- 2018 Italian Supercup - Champions, with [Imoco Volley Conegliano](/source/Imoco_Volley)

- [2018–19 Italian League](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_Italian_Women's_Volleyball_League) - Champion, with [Imoco Volley Conegliano](/source/Imoco_Volley_Conegliano)

- [2018–19 CEV Champions League](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_CEV_Women's_Champions_League) - Runner-Up, with [Imoco Volley Conegliano](/source/Imoco_Volley_Conegliano)

- 2019 Italian Supercup - Champions, with [Imoco Volley Conegliano](/source/Imoco_Volley)

- [2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship](/source/2019_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_Club_World_Championship) - Champion, with [Imoco Volley Conegliano](/source/Imoco_Volley)

- 2020 Italian Supercup - Champions, with [Imoco Volley Conegliano](/source/Imoco_Volley)

- 2020-21 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) - Champion, with [Imoco Volley Conegliano](/source/Imoco_Volley)

- 2020–21 [Italian League](/source/Italian_Women's_Volleyball_League) - Champion, with [Imoco Volley Conegliano](/source/Imoco_Volley_Conegliano)

- 2020–21 [CEV Women's Champions League](/source/CEV_Women's_Champions_League) - Champion, with [Imoco Volley Conegliano](/source/Imoco_Volley_Conegliano)

### National team

- **2013** [FIVB World Grand Champions Cup](/source/2013_FIVB_Women's_World_Grand_Champions_Cup)

- **2013** [Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship](/source/2013_Women's_NORCECA_Volleyball_Championship)

- **2014** [FIVB World Championship](/source/2014_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_World_Championship)

- **2015** [FIVB World Grand Prix](/source/2015_FIVB_Volleyball_World_Grand_Prix)

- **2015** [FIVB Women's World Cup](/source/2015_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_World_Cup)

- **2015** [Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship](/source/2015_Women's_NORCECA_Volleyball_Championship)

- **2016** [Women's NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament](/source/Volleyball_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_qualification)

- **2016** [FIVB World Grand Prix](/source/2016_FIVB_Volleyball_World_Grand_Prix)

- **2016** [Summer Olympics](/source/Volleyball_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_tournament)

- **2017** [FIVB World Grand Champions Cup](/source/2017_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_World_Grand_Champions_Cup)

- **2018** [FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League](/source/2018_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_Nations_League)

- **2019** [FIVB Women's Volleyball Intercontinental Olympic Qualifications Tournament (IOQT)](/source/2019_FIVB_Women's_Volleyball_Intercontinental_Olympic_Qualification_Tournament) - Qualified

- **2019** [FIVB Women's World Cup](/source/2019_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_World_Cup)

- **2019** [Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship](/source/2019_Women's_NORCECA_Volleyball_Championship)

- **2021** [FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League](/source/2021_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_Nations_League)

- **2020** [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/Volleyball_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_-_Women's_tournament)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Player's biography"](http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2013/Players.asp?Tourn=WGP2013&Team=USA&No=142658). [FIVB](/source/FIVB). Retrieved October 11, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Volleyball HILL Kimberly"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210726181935/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/volleyball/athlete-profile-n1298736-hill-kimberly.htm). *Tokyo 2020 Olympics*. [Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games](/source/Tokyo_Organising_Committee_of_the_Olympic_and_Paralympic_Games). Archived from [the original](https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/volleyball/athlete-profile-n1298736-hill-kimberly.htm) on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Kim Hill Bio"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233003/http://www.pepperdinesports.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/kim_hill_648345.html). Pepperdine University Women's Volleyball. Archived from [the original](http://www.pepperdinesports.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/kim_hill_648345.html) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Kim Hill - Women's Volleyball"](https://pepperdinewaves.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/kim-hill/1919). *Pepperdine University Athletics*. Retrieved October 8, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Benedetti, Valeria (October 12, 2014). ["Volley, Mondiale: Usa batte Cina 3–1"](http://www.gazzetta.it/Volley/12-10-2014/volley-mondiale-usa-batte-cina-3-1-90723575433.shtml). *La Gazzetta dello sport* (in Italian). Milan, Italy. Retrieved October 12, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-MVP_6-0)** ["USA's Kim Hill Honored with World Championship MVP"](http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=50095&Language=en). Milan, Italy: FIVB. May 11, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141019105418/http://www.cev.lu/News.aspx?NewsID=18602). Milan, Italy: CEV. May 11, 2014. Archived from [the original](http://www.cev.lu/News.aspx?NewsID=18602) on October 19, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Brazil win record 11th title in World Grand Prix"](http://worldgrandprix.2016.fivb.com/en/news/brazil-win-record-11th-title-in-world?id=63376). [Fédération Internationale de Volleyball](/source/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Internationale_de_Volleyball). Retrieved July 11, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["VakifBank take 3rd Champions League title after 3–0 win against Imoco"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170424090352/http://cev.lu/News.aspx?NewsID=25346&ID=5). Treviso, Italy: CEV. April 23, 2017. Archived from [the original](http://cev.lu/News.aspx?NewsID=25346&ID=5) on April 24, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Champions League: Le migliori della Final Four. Zhu MVP"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170424174352/http://www.volleyball.it/champions-league-le-migliori-della-final-four-zhu-mvp/) (in Italian). Volleyball.it. April 23, 2017. Archived from [the original](http://www.volleyball.it/champions-league-le-migliori-della-final-four-zhu-mvp/) on April 24, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["All Star Game: A Bergamo la sfida Selezione Italia vs Resto del Mondo"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190426173743/https://www.volleyball.it/all-star-game-bergamo-la-sfida-selezione-italia-vs-resto-del-mondo/) (in Italian). Bergamo: Volleyball.it. December 18, 2017. Archived from [the original](https://www.volleyball.it/all-star-game-bergamo-la-sfida-selezione-italia-vs-resto-del-mondo/) on April 26, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["USAV Announces U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team"](https://usavolleyball.org/story/usav-announces-u-s-olympic-womens-volleyball-team/). USA Volleyball. June 7, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["USA W: Kimberly Hill announced her retirement from the national team"](https://worldofvolley.com/latest_news/othercountries/302931/kimberly-hill-announced-her-retirement-from-the-national-team.html). World of Volley. August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Olympic Gold Medalist Kim Hill to Join LBSU Women's Volleyball as Volunteer Assistant Coach"](https://longbeachstate.com/news/2022/1/24/womens-volleyball-olympic-gold-medalist-kim-hill-to-join-lbsu-womens-volleyball-as-volunteer-assistant-coach.aspx). *[Long Beach State athletics](/source/Long_Beach_State_athletics)*. January 24, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2023.

## External links

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- [Kimberly Hill](https://www.fivb.com/players/players-database/player/142658) at [FIVB.com](/source/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Internationale_de_Volleyball)

- [Kimberly Hill](https://www-old.cev.eu/PlayerDetail.aspx?PlayerID=50306) at the [European Volleyball Confederation](/source/European_Volleyball_Confederation)

- [Kimberly Hill](https://www.legavolleyfemminile.it/player/-/HIL-KIM-89/) at [Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile](/source/Lega_Pallavolo_Serie_A_Femminile) (in Italian)

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- [Kimberly Hill](https://volleybox.net/wd-p1753) at Volleybox

- [Kimberly Hill](https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/kimberly-hill) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee)

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- [Kimberly Hill](https://web.archive.org/web/20220711000000/https://www.teamusa.org/athletes/HI/Kim-Hill) at [TeamUSA.org](/source/United_States_Olympic_%26_Paralympic_Committee) (archived)

- [Kimberly Hill](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/132179) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia)

- [Kimberly Hill](https://intersportstats.com/athletes/3000358586) at InterSportStats

Awards Preceded by Yekaterina Gamova Most Valuable Player of World Championship 2014 Succeeded by Tijana Bošković Preceded by - Best Outside Hitter of World Championship 2014 ex aequo Zhu Ting Succeeded by Zhu Ting Miriam Sylla Preceded by Natália Pereira Kelsey Robinson Best Outside Hitter of FIVB World Grand Prix 2016 ex aequo Sheilla Castro Succeeded by Zhu Ting Natália Pereira Preceded by Bethania de la Cruz Helena Havelková Best Outside Hitter of CEV Champions League 2015–2016 ex aequo Kim Yeon-Koung 2016–2017 ex aequo Kelsey Robinson 2017–2018 ex aequo Zhu Ting Succeeded by TBD

USA squads v t e United States squad – 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship – Gold medal 1 Glass 2 Banwarth 3 Thompson 6 Davis 9 Hildebrand 10 Larson 12 Murphy 13 Harmotto (c) 14 Fawcett 15 Hill 16 Akinradewo 19 Robinson 21 Dixon 22 Adams Coach: Kiraly v t e United States squad – 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Bronze medal 1 Glass 2 Banwarth 8 Gibbemeyer 10 Larson-Burbach 11 Easy 13 Harmotto 14 Fawcett 15 Hill 16 Akinradewo 17 Hagglund 18 Kreklow 21 Dixon 23 Robinson 25 Lowe Coach: Kiraly v t e United States women's volleyball squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal 1 Glass 2 Banwarth 3 Thompson 5 Adams 6 Lloyd 10 Larson 12 Murphy 13 Harmotto 15 Hill 16 Akinradewo 23 Robinson 25 Lowe Coach: Kiraly v t e United States squad – 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Silver medal 2 Poulter 5 Wong-Orantes 6 Dixon 7 Carlini 10 Larson 11 Drews 14 Bartsch-Hackley 15 Hill 17 Courtney 19 H. Tapp 22 Washington 23 Robinson 24 Ogbogu 25 Lowe Coach: Kiraly v t e United States women's volleyball squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – Gold medal 1 Hancock 2 Poulter 4 Wong-Orantes 10 Larson 11 Drews 12 Thompson 14 Bartsch-Hackley 15 Hill 16 Akinradewo 22 Washington 23 Robinson 24 Ogbogu Coach: Kiraly v t e 2016 USA Olympic Volleyball Team (men's indoor – bronze medal, women's indoor – bronze, women's beach – bronze) Qualification Men's indoor Women's indoor Men's indoor Matt Anderson Aaron Russell Taylor Sander David Lee Kawika Shoji William Priddy Murphy Troy Thomas Jaeschke Micah Christenson Maxwell Holt David Smith Erik Shoji Women's indoor Alisha Glass Kayla Banwarth Courtney Thompson Rachael Adams Carli Lloyd Jordan Larson Kelly Murphy Christa Harmotto Kimberly Hill Foluke Akinradewo Kelsey Robinson Karsta Lowe Men's beach Phil Dalhausser Nick Lucena Jake Gibb Casey Patterson Women's beach April Ross Kerri Walsh Jennings Brooke Sweat Lauren Fendrick Coaches John Speraw Karch Kiraly v t e 2020 USA Olympic Volleyball Team (women's indoor – gold, women's beach – gold) Qualification Men's indoor Women's indoor Men's indoor Matt Anderson Taylor Sander Kyle Ensing Mitch Stahl Kawika Shoji TJ DeFalco Micah Christenson Maxwell Holt Thomas Jaeschke Garrett Muagututia David Smith Erik Shoji Women's indoor Micha Hancock Jordyn Poulter Justine Wong-Orantes Jordan Larson Andrea Drews Jordan Thompson Michelle Bartsch-Hackley Kimberly Hill Foluke Akinradewo Haleigh Washington Kelsey Robinson Chiaka Ogbogu Men's beach Jake Gibb Tri Bourne Nick Lucena Phil Dalhausser Women's beach Alix Klineman April Ross Kelly Claes Sarah Sponcil Coaches John Speraw Karch Kiraly

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